hexadecanion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alternative name for a sedenion, a 16-dimensional hypercomplex number or a 16-dimensional number constructed by doubling the quaternion.

Word forms

hexadecanion hexadecanions

Etymology

Blend of hexadeca- + quaternion, from Ancient Greek ἑκκαίδεκα (hekkaídeka, “sixteen”).

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